Marion Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,245 at the 2020 census, up from 9,996 at the 2010 census.
Communities
- East Marion was the name of a post office here from 1849 until 1856.
Geography
The township is in central Livingston County and is bordered to the northeast by the city of Howell, the county seat. Interstate 96 runs along the northeast edge of the township, with access from Exit 137 (Pinckney Road). I-96 leads southeast to Detroit and northwest to Lansing.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Marion Township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.61%, are water. The township is part of the watersheds of three different Great Lakes: the eastern side of the township is within the watershed of the South Branch of the Shiawassee River, leading north towards Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron; the western side contains the headwaters of the Red Cedar River, flowing north and west to the Grand River and eventually Lake Michigan; and the southern part of the township is part of the Huron River watershed, leading southeast to Lake Erie.
Demographics
As of the census